§ Sir Peter EmeryTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment what steps his Department will take to resolve the outstanding issues concerning Devon County Council's funding for the Devon Youth Music Service. [88009]
§ Ms Estelle MorrisThe Government provided, through the Music Standards Fund, funding to Devon Local Education Authority for centrally provided music services. Subsequent arrangements between the LEA and Devon Youth Music are not a matter for the Department
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Specific grants supporting Department of Education and Employment (DfEE) initiatives launched since May 1997 £ million DfEE specific grant 1997–98 1998–99 1999–100 Standards Fund School Effectiveness/Improvement — 71.5 126.5 Induction for Newly-qualified Teachers — 2.4 1— Baseline Assessment — 4.7 1— National Curriculum Assessment — 11.4 1— Effective use of National Curriculum Results — 5.6 1— School Leadership — 9.6 15 Advanced Skills Teachers — 1.2 9.4 Local Recruitment Measures — — 2.9 Early Years Training and Development 4 year olds — 4.5 4.5 Early Years Training and Development 3 year olds — — 1.5 Early Excellence Centres — 9 9 National Literacy Strategy—Primary — 24.6 24.4 Summer Literacy Schools and Key Stage 3 Literacy — 3.7 6.5 National Numeracy Strategy—Primary — — 24.8 National Numeracy Strategy—Key Stage 3 — — 0.5 Summer Numeracy Schools — 0.3 1.5 Playing for Success — 1.5 1.5 Family Literacy — 2 2.5 Family Numeracy — — 0.5 Local Authority Lifelong Learning Development Plans — — 4.5 Qualifications — 9.5 9.5 Work Related Learning — 2 2 Special Educational Needs — 9 17.5 Social Inclusion: Pupil Support — 11.3 28.7 Drug Prevention — 3.5 3.7 for Education and Employment. None the less, officials have been in contact with both the County Council and Devon Youth Music to offer advice.